The magic is the room, quiet except for my fingers sailing across the keys. Backspace, pause, and on again. I run down the clock and […]
Lessons & Validations From A Tough Week
I have had an unexpected and difficult work week. One of those emotionally tough, emotionally on weeks where I felt my brain slowing and slowing […]
A Little Magic
The water level is lower this year so I take the ladder off the dock into the water. It’s cold, but my whole body is […]
A Beautiful Day
Waking up without an alarm A new episode of My Hero Academia 2,000 words at the writing center An outside lunch at Fireside Picking up […]
Beginning of Summer Vibes
Windows open and it’s hot and humid for the first time Sun dress, braless, paired with low-top converse for a walk The sun on the […]
Newport
We drive north to Newport State Park. The beaches are quiet. The trails are quiet. We spend hours on them, naming trees by their bark […]
Write On
I visited the writing center for the first time today. Write On, Door County is a local nonprofit whose mission is to inspire people to […]
7 Lessons
Lesson one is about the dishes. It’s always about the dishes. Adulthood is just dirtying and cleaning dishes or letting ranch dressing congeal on plates […]
Summer
Today is the first day that really feels like summer weather in Door County. Ten degrees over the predicted forecast, it’s the mid-70s, sunny, humid. […]
Syttende Mai Memories
I remember the parades and my parents getting up early on Sunday to save our spots on the curb. I remember the run, two miles […]